Vulnerability CVE-2020-25696: Information

Description

A flaw was found in the psql interactive terminal of PostgreSQL in versions before 13.1, before 12.5, before 11.10, before 10.15, before 9.6.20 and before 9.5.24. If an interactive psql session uses \gset when querying a compromised server, the attacker can execute arbitrary code as the operating system account running psql. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Severity: HIGH (7.5) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

1. Affected configurations:

   1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      9.6.0

      End excliding

      9.6.20

      ---

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      10.0

      End excliding

      10.15

      ---

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      11.0

      End excliding

      11.10

      ---

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      12.0

      End excliding

      12.5

      ---

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      13.0

      End excliding

      13.1

      ---

      cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:postgresql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Start including

      9.5.0

      End excliding

      9.5.24

      ---

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      ---